When the window containing the OLE control opens, the data is displayed using the information stored with the control in the PBL (or PBD or EXE file if the application has been built).
When the object is activated, either because the user double-clicks or tabs to it or because a script calls Activate, PowerBuilder starts the server application and enables in-place editing if possible. If not, it enables offsite editing.
As the user changes the object, the data in the control is kept up to date with the changes. This is obvious when the object is being edited in place, but it is also true for offsite editing. Because some server applications update the object periodically, rather than continually, the user might see only periodic changes to the contents of the control. Most servers also do a final update automatically when you end the offsite editing session. However, to be safe, the user should select the server’s Update command before ending the offsite editing session.
